Hunting boot



Aug. 16. 1927.

w. J; HAMILTON HUNTING BOOT Filed Feb. 2. 1927 2 Shuts-Shut 2 Patented Aug. 16, 1927.

PATENT 7 WILLIAM J. EeMILToN, 01+. KENMORE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PAUL o. nUNnTIJSTe, OF. BUEI ALQ-N'EW Z 'RK.

HUNTING 09 enn s eti p fi e Emer This ir ye tion reiates to boots were by spe smee im rer ile z e h r a d iiiethoids. of niak'iiisame. t This cless ofb ot is usiially forrri'ed 'tyith'e lower 901; portion 5 formed, of r ibher olf' o'tlier Water-proof mafiei e ie IPIE f lkit iie'ly light e ere such s iith r, a d in; which a ngue b lbsiiii'e ex ee e n nd QQ nect 'tL tQ the fe steiiing'ed eyeletfstrips er; 151e- 1 i ede l a P el e se ured to: seid' bottoih or foofpprtio i to form" a s i ia t al i atnp Qofbb i Siiehho ots z re'iis'uelly o f-the'bh eher' type, in Whih t-He'fronted ges of the iipp'ers, pro;- ided or, formed. with fastening inieansare extelide'd cio wi iipoii the lower olj'fQot pert andheve fheiii ffjo nt edges free and spaced apa n elfi e t hese f t iic n's h b t m edges als Qt eid t ps ar B,. While in oitherstii eyerie Sti, lied flown, with he bettoiif eeges 9f he i piier, t e top edge portion of the bottom Ihember. In this manner the lower portion of thetongiie or closure memberTwhieh "extends across the instep iS lfifi tif pijotectd this member usually niacie of relatively thin and soft ieatherer. materitilyit' Soon ears out, due th ro fefm u e fldir nd the e fice'sSiVe fleX ii g. herd Wear to which 3 h s Par 'O the h tis 1biet d H h re; t e eta hed l wjerv "per ons e e eye t ipsu' ally 'eXt nd w m e or Iess from the'ho ot',' and when wornli i the ioode; ottee @et li snags or. sti ks, l ns; I ing disc'omforteiid' possible 'ir ju ry to'the wearer- V he p i pa ebi et t the p e nt i enioi is 9 'pr l'Y del an eved bo t c.91 stru'cted to overeorrre' the ehove ohj eetio is,

f and r s eb e te t/ f 'pw t e "w ll lniea fe ral y wit t Q o ts f rdina y bll i 'c ien uid whereby he beet 023.11 be" produced inerease mate rial n ber. oi arts. a e 'Eurther objects ere to provide an imp vee hoot of this eheljiaeter, wherein the low r p n 91f he fr nw ge oi h uppe q er e t e-ve se i e 9* are c'onneoted to each other so es to extend e9 a ress the fien et the E n r m f t l i e f E i i n at the t ggile 19x" ie'su 'e "w eretee t s ge fe gn, xee' swe We r and e p s re o it? eh'diw en "It has; eretofore been theirs? neg saxy 9 Q W- fi fl ei P. $199.6 t e were 91? e, 1927. Serial 110. 165 436,

closure with considerable fullness, in one way o "v another in order that the foot Inay'be asil nse ted t he boot; n this ext material must gathered orbunehed over the instee when laeing'the boot, to the consequent CiiSQOlii fOIt of the wearer and creasing and deteriora ti'o'nof the tongue. In such constructions, in order to provide the necessary fullness aforementioned, the per- 'Qfmeterie formin t e. ngu 0 eios r h s been formed of-'substziritially.the same Width'at the bottom the top Another objeet of the invention is to provide i improved boot in which the lastnamed objections are eliminated iar gi iii which theioiyer' portions of the ipp eren'd tongue are so forineci'that when theb oot is s edysei i9r 0n 9f t e ensile Wi e fiat and smooth beneath the 'edja eent poi tions of the uplt er and in whieh nevertheless a pl 1 s'i rov ed or, ns iil t foot into boot. "Another objeetof the invention is to pro ide in improved method of producing boots of the elites ihentiopeol,

whereby the foregoing results m zi'y be] obned; else t mp v u t ng ot gird methods of melting the sa r e in the th r esp c s he ei af r Set fe h, nd cla med. i t e li peny ne drawing Fig. 1 is a'perspeetiy e iew of hoot. embodying he Q Fig." 2 is at front View of the tongue closure Ineinb ei eoiinecte gi to the front edges 99 or eyelet strips of thetippers, showing the ame e re th lowe pq en said tr ps are secured together.

F 3. i a m ry,h rizon a seer tioh through'the upper front portion of the oo w ht ie pa s e eda hunting Fig.1 4 is a' fragmentary fa ce iew of the upper of the b o n itie fer tta liifent to. the lower or foot portion thereof.

F g? 5.55 a fragmentary, horizontal see 100 ie l' eki e pwards, eppr i 011 ne eer e-4+ Eie- 61$ e i 'eemen e y ne sp eti e f e fr nt po t n 6f he ta it eppe s' h n laced; 'Fi'e- 7 its f egm ary leva ion Showing .l "fe' f e 'l ne t l w'er' j n 9f t e 'tqn nd'q i ifth u t oith-e upper, Y

'YF- 'e- 1 1 e e e're iee ieee #19 H of the lower portion of the tongue and the adjacent portions of the upper, and a portion of the attached lower or foot part of the boot.

The hunting boot embodying the invention and shown in the drawings includes the usual bottom member or foot part 10, which preferably comprises a vamp 11, and a sole and heel portion 12 of rubber vulcanized together to form a single unitary member of water-proof construction. Secured to the periphery or top edge portion of this member 10 is the upper 13 composed of the opposite side pieces or quarters 14, back stay 15 and tongue or closure member 16. The side pieces let have their front edges constructed to form the usual eyelet strips, lacing stays 17 or other fastening means, and the edge portions 18 of the 1 tongue preferably extend across these strips and are secured to the inner and outer edges thereof by rows of stitches 19. The edges or strips 17, instead of being arranged in spaced and substantially parallel relation at their lower ends as in previous constructo the edges or strips 17 thereof as shown in The lower corners of said strips are preferably left pro ecting downwardly slightly beyond the straight, bottom edge 20 of the tongue so as to provide projecting tabs 21. These tabs 21 are brought together and secured preferably by abutting or lapping along their adjacent edges and securing these edges by stitching 23 passing through and over, as shown clearly in Figs. 46. When this has been done, the tongue or closure member is folded as shown in Figs. 5 and 8, so as to lie flat against adjacent portions of the upper, after which the upper is positioned with its lower edge portion 23' extending around and engaging the outer face of the corresponding upper peripheral or edge portion 10 of the bottom member 10, and with the lower, straight edge portion 20 of the tongue and the connected edges of the strips 17 extending down upon said edge portion of the member 10. When thus assembled, the upper 13 and bottom member 10 are secured together, preferably by cement and parallel rows of stitching, 24;, which are carried across the seam or stitching 23, so that this seam is flattened down as much as possible.

As shown in Fig. 2, the outer side edges of the tongue or closure member 16 converge toward each other from top to bottom so that the lower portion of this member is of considerable less width than the upper portion thereof. Thus the shape of the tongue corresponds to the form or converging arrangement of the front edges of the quarters 1 1, and the tongue will fold smoothly and without wrinkles when the boot is laced, while ample room is nevertheless provided for the insertion of the foot.

The boot constructed as described, is very neat and attractive. The novel form of the lower parts of the quarters and closure member or tongue givesample room for the insertion of the foot, and the tongue lies flat, and smooth beneath the adjacent portions of the upper, and the converging and meeting lower edge portions of the eyelet I strips or edges 1'? protect the lower portion of the tongue. Furthermore, when laced,

1. In a boot of the character described, a

foot part having a peripheral top edge, an upper having its bottom edge extending about and secured to said edge of said foot part and having opposed front fastening edges, a tongue extending between and having'its side edges secured to said edges of said upper, and said upper having its opposite, lower front portions formed to converge across and substantially meet in front of the lower portion of said tongue to protect the latter.

2. In a bootof the character described, a foot part having a peripheral top edge, an upper having its bottom edge extending about and secured to said edge of said foot part and having opposed front fastening edges, a tongue extending between and having its side edges secured to said edges of said upper, said upper having its lower front edge portions extending toward each other and secured together over the lower portion of saidtongue, and said secured portions of said edges and said lower portion of said tongue being also secured to said top edge of said foot part.

'3. In a boot of the character described, a foot part having'a peripheral top edge, an upper having its bottom edge extending about and secured to said edge of said foot part and having opposed front fastening edges, a tongue extending between and having its side edges secured. to said edges of said upper, said edges having their lower portions secured together in front of the lower portion of said tongue to cover and protect the same, and said lower portions of said edges and tongue being also secured to said top edge of said foot part.

4. In a boot of the character described, a foot part having a peripheral top edge, an upper having its lower edge extending about the upper edge of said foot part and having opposed front fastening edges, a tongue extending between and havng its side edges stitched to said edges of said upper, said edges having contacting portions at their lower ends which are stitched together in front of the lower portion of said tongue, and said lower edge of said upper, said contacting portions of said edges and said lower portion of said tongue being stitched to said top edge of said foot part.

5. In a boot of the character described, a foot part having a peripheral top edge, an upper having its lower edge extending about the upper edge of said foot part and having opposed front fastening edges, a tongue extending between and having its side edges stitched to said edges of said upper, said edges having contacting portions at their lower ends which are secured by a seam in front of the lower portion of said tongue, said lower edge of said upper, said contacting portions of said edges and said lower portion of said tongue being secured to the upper edge of said foot part by continuous stitching extending around said boot, and passing across said seam. p

6. In a boot of the character described, a foot part having a peripheral top edge, an upper having its lower edge extending about the upper edge of said. foot part and having opposed front fastening edges, a tongue extending between and having its side edges stitched to said edges of said upper, contacting portions at the lower front ends of said upper which are secured together in front of the lower portion of said tongue and extend partly below the same upon said top edge portion of said foot part, and said contacting portions of said upper and said lower portion of said tongue being also secured to said edge of said foot part.

7. In a boot of the character described, a foot part having a peripheral top edge, an upper having its lower peripheral edge secured to said edge of said foot part, said upper having opposed fastening edges at the front thereof which converge and are connected at their lower ends, a tongue extending between and having its side edges secured to said edges of said upper and which 1s formed to converge correspondingly with said edges, whereby said tongue will. lie smooth beneath said edges when laced, and said connected parts of said edges and the corresponding part of said tongue being also secured to the top edge of said footpart.

8. A method of constructing a hunting boot having a foot part, an upper including a pair of opposed fastening edges, and a tongue, which consists in securing the side edges of said tongue to said edges of said upper, securing the lower portions of said edges together in front of the lower portion of said tongue, and finally securing the lower edge portion of said upper, said secured portions of said edges and said lower portion of said tongue to the top edge of said foot part.

9. A method of constructing a hunting boot having a foot part, an upper including a pair of opposed fastening edges, and a' tongue, which consists in stitching the opposite side edges of said tongue to said edges of said upper while said latter edges are spaced apart, and stitching together the lower portions of said edges in front of the lower portion of said tongue, and finally stitching the lower edge portion of said upper, said engaging portions of said edges and sa d lower portion of said tongue to the upper edge of said foot part.

10. A method of constructing a hunting boot having a foot part, an upper including a pair of opposed fastening edges, and a tongue, which consists in securing the side edges of said tongue to said edges of said upper, securing the lower portions of said edges together in front of the lower portion of said tongue, and finally securing the lower edge portion of said upper, said secured portions of said edges and said lower portion of said tongue to the top edge of said foot part by continuous rows of stitching passing around said boot.

11. In a boot of the character described, a waterproof foot part formed. of rubber or the like material and having a peripheral top edge, an upper formed of leather and having its bottom edge extending about and secured to said edge of said foot part and having opposed fastening edges, and a tongue extending between and secured to said edges, and said upper having its opposite lower front portions extended forwardly across and meeting in front of the lower portion of said tongue, and said meeting portions of said upper and said lower portion of said tongue being also secured to said top edge of said foot part.

WILLIAM J. HAMILTON. 

